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I once had to take a swap from someone because they wee running 8 hours late. Dood picked up the load in Indy, and then went to Muncie to see his kids. For 8 hours. He was driving for a fleet owner and had been at Panther for almost two weeks. That was his last load with Panther. Ironically, I...

Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. It's just that many people who have sleep apnea are also overweight. But being overweight doesn't cause it, because not everyone who is overweight has sleep apnea. You have to know the causes, and being over weight can be one of them. When you're...

It probably is for vans, then. When you max out at 9 hours of detention, you get a whopping $135. It always struck me as funny when detention was one hour, because you're sitting there for a total of three hours, as $5 per hour. That's exactly what you're worth at Panther, five bucks an hour...

It could have been a bull snake or a hognose. Both of those have similar markings to the prairie rattler, at least as a quick, panicked glance while beating it to a pulp with a shovel. Better to be safe that bitten, for sure.

When you're overweight like you and I are (or at least like OVM says you are, I've never met you), one of the toughest things to do is sit back and take an honest look at what you've been doing food-wise all your life, and admit that it ain't working, that everything you've done is pretty much...

I've got a deal worked out with Lawrence where I get paid by the character, though. :D I'm a little wordy, I know, but I'd rather provide too much information and be very clear than provide too little that can be misunderstood or misinterpreted and end up doing someone wrong. Goes back to that...

I'm thinking it picked up in Irving and went to Arlington. I remember it was very short whatever it was.

It was only ILLEGAL, and for a relatively short time, largely because of the efforts of a few religious folks, and a few other equally silly reasons. It's been legal in the US for much longer than it has been illegal. It was legal in the United States from the time the earliest settlers...

There are 17 species and sub-species of snakes that inhabit South Dakota. If I lived there, learning to identify all 17 at a glance would be very high on my To Do list. :D At the very least, I'd learn to identify the one and only venomous snake in South Dakota, the Prairie Rattlesnake. Hint...

Re: Installing Fan-Tastic Roof Vent On Cargo Vans On a Sprinter it's not that easy, because you have to use a ladder to get up there, and that's a lot of time and effort. :D But once you're up there it's like 5 seconds to remove the 4 pins. It really is that easy. The cover is large and...

It's actually pretty standard in the industry for the carrier to pay out, say, 62% (or whatever the normal line haul percentage is) of all accessorials, including dry run and detention pay. Unless Panther has changed it in the last year or so, their trucks are paid $15 an hour detention after...

Oh, there's a lot of things I never comment on, usually those are the things I don't know about. But when I do set about to learn about something, I want to learn as much as I can about it, to prevent having superficial knowledge that can cause more problems than remaining ignorant does, or what...

Unfortunately, it's not like children murdering people is a recent event. It's been going on since people have been here. According to the USDOJ Statistics, one-in-five murders of children are by other children. That one surprised even me. But there are accounts of children murderers in the...

Like Bigdogg says, it's also available for free online. The problem with free online, as I see it, is the tendency to take it in piecemeal rather than getting the big picture of it all. It's not about cutting back on or cutting out carbs, it's about the reasons for it, what your body does...

Re: Installing Fan-Tastic Roof Vent On Cargo Vans Like I said, I've run mine with the lid open many times. Initially because I forgot that it was open, and later because I needed to. I've confirmed in an e-mail with Fan-tastic tech support that running with the dome open isn't a problem, and I...

Re: Installing Fan-Tastic Roof Vent On Cargo Vans I was leery, too. Then I read the Operating Instructions where it says: Also the FAQ on the Web site it says: After reading those, I have put many a high speed mile on the open dome without being leery. Two summers ago I was without AC, and...

Probably better to say that, than to say you're on the Atkins Diet. :D Actually, you could say you've eliminated anything white from your diet. Which isn't a bad way to approach eating at all. 100 pounds by the end of the summer is considered rapidly. Staying between 50-90 carbs will not even...